W|N Hosts Local Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition
W|N was pleased to host two preliminary and two advancement rounds of the local Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court competition. Four teams, two from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and two from the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, will advance to the Western Regional Competition in San Jose, California.
W|N Looks Forward to Welcoming Four New Associates
W|N is pleased to announce that Perry N. Brown, Ph.D., J. Dustin Howell, Ryan B. Parker, and Sherry Valdez will be joining the firm as new associates in 2007.
W|N Recognized for Its Philanthropic Support of Primary Children's Medical Center
W|N was recently recognized by Travis L. Bradburn, Director of the Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation, for its generosity and support of PCMC. In a recent letter to the firm, Mr. Bradburn stated, "There is a Greek Proverb, which reads, 'A civilization flourishes when people plant trees under which they will never sit.' Your support meets the spirit of that sentiment, and I can promise it makes a difference in the lives of children in our care."
W|N Pledges Its Support for the 2007 "And Justice for All" Legal Aid Campaign
W|N again pledged support for the 2007 "And Justice for All" legal aid campaign. The campaign is used to raise funds for a number of free legal aid service providers including Utah Legal Services, the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, and the Disability Law Center.
W|N Supports the Science at Breakfast Lecture Series
W|N continued its ongoing sponsorship of the Science at Breakfast lecture series at the University of Utah by sponsoring the September 5 lecture of Pierre Sokolsky, newly appointed dean of the College of Science. Dean Sokolsky discussed current areas of emphasis in research at the College of Science and his vision for science at the University of Utah.
W|N Sponsors the Frontiers of Science Lecture Series
W|N continues its ongoing support of the Frontiers of Science lecture series at the University of Utah by sponsoring an upcoming lecture by Dr. Orest Symko, professor of physics at the University of Utah, titled "A Sound Way to Turn Heat into Electricity."
W|N Sponsors the Utah Science Olympiad
W|N sponsored the 2007 Utah Science Olympiad, a 26-event, statewide junior high and high school competition that covers three broad goals: science concepts and knowledge, science processes and thinking skills, and science application and technology.
W|N Serves As Sponsor for Utah Minority Bar Association’s Annual Scholarship And Awards Banquet
W|N served as a sponsor for the Utah Minority Bar Association’s (“UMBA”) Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet held on October 19, 2007. During the event, UMBA presented scholarships to minority law students and presented awards to individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity within the legal community.
W|N Helps Launch Major Capital Campaign of The Children’s Center
W|N recently helped launch the Agnes M. Plenk Endowment Fund of The Children’s Center, a preschool program for emotionally and behaviorally troubled children.
W|N Concludes Successful Summer Associate Program
W|N recently wrapped up its 2007 summer associate program in which the firm employed eight highly qualified law students from around the country.
W|N Announces a Record Number of Advancements
W|N recently announced that attorneys R. Parrish Freeman, Jr., Peter F. Malen Jr., and L. Rex Sears, Ph.D. have been made equity shareholders and attorneys Sara D. Jones, Tige Keller, Janna Jensen Lewis, J. LaVar Oldham, Michael J. Frodsham, Wesley C. Rosander, and Ryan N. Farr have been made non-equity shareholders.
Five W|N Attorneys Recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers
Five W|N attorneys have been listed among the Mountain States Super Lawyers for 2007. Super Lawyers identifies the top five percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.
W|N’s Vernon Rice Serves on Centers of Excellence Selection Committee
W|N’s Vernon Rice was recently invited to serve on the Selection Committee for the Centers of Excellence program of the Governor’s Office. The “Centers of Excellence” program seeks to foster the development of high tech businesses through the provision of financial and management support to science based ventures developed at universities within the State.
W|N’s Charles Roberts Receives BYU Law School’s 2007 Distinguished Service Award
W|N’s Charles Roberts was recently presented with the 2007 Distinguished Service Award for his work and service as president of the BYU Law School Alumni Association.
W|N’s Larry Laycock Featured on SkyRadio
W|N’s Larry Laycock was recently invited as a guest speaker on the America's Premier Lawyers radio show broadcast on SkyRadio, which is heard on both American Airlines and Northwest Airlines. Mr. Laycock’s interview dealt with the current state of intellectual property litigation.
W|N’s Rick Nydegger Listed in Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners
W|N’s managing director Rick Nydegger has been listed in the 7th Edition of the Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners as a leading attorney in the field of patent law.
W|N’s Jon Richards Honored By American Intellectual Property Law Association
Jonathan W. Richards, a senior shareholder and director of W|N, was recently honored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) with its prestigious AIPLA 2007 Project Award. Given by AIPLA’s Board of Directors, the award recognized Mr. Richards for "outstanding service to the AIPLA through his leadership in developing and presenting comments on the proposed revision to the Chinese Trademark Law."
W|N Again Named by Microsoft as One of Its Top Outside Firms
In a recent survey of Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel Magazine, W|N was chosen for the second year in a row as a "Go-To" law firm for intellectual property counseling.
W|N's John Stringham Wins Trademark Victory for Sinclair Oil
W|N’s John Stringham recently won a summary judgment victory on behalf of Sinclair Oil before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which W|N successfully opposed the registration by a competitor of a mark that is confusingly similar to one of Sinclair’s trademarks.
W|N Client Finisar Corporation Ranked No. 6 on IEEE Spectrum List of ‘Patent Power’ for Telecom Equipment Companies
IEEE Spectrum magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.), has ranked Finisar Corporation, a technology leader in fiber optic and test and measurement solutions for high-speed data networks, No. 6 on its “Patent Power” list for the telecom equipment industry for 2006.
W|N Serves As a Sponsor of the 25th Annual Trilateral Conference
This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of the annual Trilateral Conference between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japanese Patent Office. The conference will be hosted on November 7-8 by the USPTO in Washington, D.C. This year, a special dinner and public conference is being planned through the support of sponsors like W|N in cooperation with the USPTO and other organizations.
W|N Ranks 36th on the IP200 List of Top IP Firms for 2007
Earlier this year PatentCafe, which tracks the top 200 corporations receiving U.S. patent and published U.S. patent applications, as well as the top 200 intellectual property law firms based on patents and published applications, released its annual IP200 ranking. W|N ranked 36th, with a total of 509 U.S. patents and patent publications, up from its ranking of 50th the previous year. W|N was the only Salt Lake IP firm included among the top 50 firms nationwide.
